ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 553943 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.95
Score 0% 79%

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1 Salvage most nearly means:
84% Answer Correctly
flagrant
inviolable
rescue
penurious

Solution
The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive."

2 Accessible most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
approachable
salvage
straddle
melee

Solution
The definition for accessible is "Easy to reach or to approach." Used in a sentence: The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear accessible language. The definition for melee is "a tumultuous fight among several people.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

3 Fraud most nearly means:
77% Answer Correctly
deceit
composed
embellish
drub

Solution
The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for embellish is "to decorate.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

4 The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile.
59% Answer Correctly
onset
written
parity
drub

Solution
The definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters." Used in a sentence: The shoebox filled with letters was the ony remains of Ming's epistolary friendship with Emile. The definition for parity is "equality.", the definition for onset is "Beginning.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

5 The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm.
86% Answer Correctly
peace
hedonism
incidental
iridescent

Solution
The definition for serenity is "Calmness." Used in a sentence: The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."